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REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION men SEPT-16.1918

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OLAF 'IALLAKSEN, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA;

REFRIGERATOR.

Application filed September 1c, 1918. Serial No. 254,292.

To all 'wlwm it may concern.-

I Be it known that I, OLAF TALLAKsnN, subject of the King of Norway, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators, and do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to refrigerators, but more particularly to a construction for weighing and indicating the weight of ice delivered thereto, in such manner that a correct check may be made and kept on the quantity or weight of ice delivered by the the end that no mistake either accidental or intentional can be made in the weight of ice delivered to the refrigerator, and all possibility of short weight or overcharge is eifectually prevented.

The invention has for a further object to provide a construction which will permit of an accuratedetermination at some subsequent time, of the weight of ice delivered to the refrigerator, even after the ice had been partially or wholly melted.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel weighing apparatus which obviously may be employed for any purpose. 7 g

The invention further consists in the novel construction of the ice-receiving compartment and in the weighing and indicating mechanism.

The inventionfurther consists in the novel construction for collecting and weighing the water dripped from the ice in such manner that the indicated weight is the same when the ice is wholly or partially melted, as when the ice was initially delivered to the refrigerator. 7 V

The invention further consists in the novel construction of the weight indicating refrigerator or ice box. I

The invention further consists in certain novel details'of construction and in combinations of parts, all of which will be first Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14,1919.

fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims. 7

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view. d

Fig. 4: is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the frame and one crank shaft of the weighing mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view particularly illustrating the drip or drain.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the latching mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the drip receptacle. I

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an ice-box equipped with this invention, and v Fig. 9 is a vertical transverse sectional view through such ice-box illustrating the weighing mechanism.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures, in which: I V

1 indicates a refrigerator as shown in Fig. 1, or an ice-box as shown in Fig. 8. In the former the ice compartmentZ. is provided with the usual door 3, while the metal lining or receptacle 4 is suspended at its two ends on short chains 5 (Fig. 2) on oppositely disposed crank-shafts 6 (Fig. 4) said shafts being mountedin'front and rear longitudinal frame pieces 7 as shown in Fig. 4, and in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The frame pieces 7 are connected at their ends by transverse frame pieces 8 to provide a strong, rigid construction, the frame beingpermanently secured close under or in the top 9 of the refrigerator as shown in Fig. 3, or located close to or in the bottom of the ice-box as shown in Fig. 9.

Each of the crank shafts 6 has one of its ends 10 connected to a substantially horizontal arm 11, (Figs.'3 and 4.) said arms approaching each other, and being each provided with a toothed segment 12 meshing together, one of said segments 12 extending on a true are considerably above the other segment 12 so as to mesh with apinion 13 fixed on a horizontal shaft 14 mounted in a housing 15 on top of the refrigerator as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The shaft 14 extends through the front of the housing 15 and has thereon a dial-hand movable over the face of a dial 16, Fig. 1, so that the movement of the arms 11 will be indicated by the hand on the dial 16; that is to say, the W ght o the i e nth partment 2 acting on the crank shafts 6 rocks said shafts and moves said arms 11 in the manner indi cated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, thus rotating the pinion 13 through the medium of the toothed segments 12.

Fixed .on the shaft 14.- is a depending arm 17 (Figs. 2 and 3) carrying a weight or colmterpoise 1.8, and connected to said shaft 14, is a small spiral spring 19 passing over a grooved collar 20 on the shaft 14, the'pun pose of said spring 119 being to exert a rotating action on the shaft 14: to normally return the said shaft and dial-hand to their initial zero positions.

Directly under the weighing mechanism, I prefer to provide a horizontal layer 21 of fabric ,(Figs. '2'and 3), so as toprotect the mechanism from theinfluence of the ice as far as possible.

Arranged on one of thearms 11 (Figs. 3 and 6 is a horizontal pin 22 extending through an arced slot 23 (Fig. 1) in the front of the refrigerator, while complementally slotted plate 2.4 (Figs. 1' and6), is fastened on the front, through which plate said pin 22 extends, a pivoted latch 7 member 25 being provided as shown to engage said pin 22 to hold the arms 11 and their associated mechanism in their normal zero positions, thus relieving the indicating mechanism and particularly thespring l9 from strain after the weight of the ice has been initially indicated. The weight of the ice or water therefrom can be indicated. at any time by releasing the latch 25 from the pin 22. 1

Referring now particularly to Figs. 5

I and 7, it will be seen that I provide attached to the ice receptacle 4, a drip-pipe 26 passing downwardly through the bottom 27 of the refrigerator, and suspending a drip-pan or receptacle 28having a cook 29 thereunder, so that the water from the receptacle 28 can be drawn off when desired.

It will be understood that the ipe 26, and receptacle 28 aresuspended from and movable with the ice receptacle 4;, in such manner that as the ice melts in the receptacle 4;, the water therefrom collects in the drip receptacle 28 so that the weight as indi cated by the dial-hand remains unchanged.

Referring now to Figs. 8 and 9, which illustrate an ice-box of the conventional type, the weighing mechanism is the same as previously described, except that the ice receptacle 30 rests directly upon the crankshafts 6 instead of being suspended therefrom as previously described.

Having thus fully described the several parts of the invention, its operation will be obvious from the accompanying drawings taken in connection with the foregoing specification. While I have shown and described two embodiments of the invention (asin Figs. 3 and 9), I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to these con strnctions and arrangements of parts, but I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications as fall'with' in the limit and scope of the appended claims:

1. In a device of the type described, the combination of a weighing receptacle, intermeshed segments, means connecting said weighing receptacle with said intermeshed segments in such manner that the segments are actuatedby the weight of the receptacle contents, one of said inter-meshed segments being of a relatively extended are, a dialhand equipped shaft intergeared with the arcuate extension of said extended segment beyond the other segment.

n a device of the type descri ed, he

combination of a ighi g receptacle. means adapted to be actuated by the weight of the receptacle contents, said means including intermeshed segments, weight indicating mechanism including a shaft, one of said intermeshed segments being intergeared with said shaft to actuate said indicating mechanism.

3. In a device of the type described, the combination of a wei hing receptacle, means adapted to be actuated by the weight ofthe receptacle contents, said means including two arms having intermeshed segments, indicating mechanism including a handequipped shaft, one of said intermeshed segments being of a relatively extended are, said are being intergeared with said shaft beyond the other segment, and means adapted to retain said indicating mechanism in its zero position.

4. In a device of the type described, the combination of a weighing receptacle, means adapted to provide for the movement of said receptacle as in weighing the contents there of, a drain receivingreceptacle and a tubular member having fixed connection between said weighing receptacle and said drain receiving receptacle and discharging into said latter receptacle to provide for the movement of said drain receiving receptacle with that of the weighing receptacle during the melting of the contents of the latter, and whereby the weight indication will remain unchanged. 1

5. In a device of the type described, the combination of a weighing receptacle, means adapted to provide for the movement of said receptacle es in weighing the contents In testimony whereof, I aflix my signathereof, a drain-receiving receptacle having ture, in presence of two witnesses.

fixed connection with said weighing recep- OLAF TALLAKSEN. tacle, the Whole arranged in such manner Witnesses:

5 that the weight indication will remain un- GRACE M. Bo'rroMLEY,

changed. CAGOT TALLAKSEN.

Mien 0! this patent my be obtthedto: in cent: each, by lddreulng the Oommimoner of latent,

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